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Optus Hacker Apologizes to Australians Over Data Breach
The hacker has also decided not to sell the stolen Optus customers' data to anyone.
Data of millions of users exposed in Australia’s 2nd-largest telecom firm breach
Optus has denied any inside job or human error as the cause of the hack.
Scoop: Australian Trading Giant ACY Securities Exposed 60GB of User Data
Upon being alerted by security researcher Anurag Sen, the company rubbished the sensitivity of the matter by labeling…
Anonymous Leak 82GB of Police Emails Against Australia’s Offshore Detention
In total, Anonymous leaked 285,635 confidential emails belonging to the Nauru Police Force of the tiny Nauru Island…
Avaddon hackers steal SIM card data from Telstra service provider
Hackread.com can confirm that hackers from the Avaddon ransomware gang are claiming to have gained access to “tens of thousands” of SIM cards.
Hacker finds ex-Aussie PM’s passport number using his Instagram post
The Prime Minister in the discussion is Tony Abbott whose Instagram post of his boarding pass allowed a hacker to dig deep.
Hackers stole 738 GB of data from Australian government agency
Nearly 47 Service NSW staff email accounts were hacked after a ‘criminal attack’ in April, affecting the data of 186,000 customers.
Online exam tool ProctorU admits breach after hackers leak its database
ProctorU database containing 444,267 accounts was leaked by ShinyHunters.
Dark Web hackers publish 200GB of Toll Group’s stolen corporate data
The trend of targeting companies with ransomware then leaking on the dark web is increasing. In the latest, Toll group is the victim.
Notorious dark web child abuser arrested after int’l operation
Authorities have arrested a dark web child abuser known for uploading highly graphic content on several marketplaces and online forums.